Aspects of linguistic ageing in literary authors across time

• Autorzy: Klaussner Carmen , Vogel Carl , Bhattacharya Arnab

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15398/jlm.v9i2.27

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This work offers an investigation into linguistic changes in a corpus of literary authors hypothesized to be attributable to the effects of ageing. In part, the analysis replicates an earlier study into these effects, but adds to it by explicitly analyzing and modelling competing factors, specifically the influence of background language change. Our results suggest that it is likely that this underlying change in language usage is the primary force for the change observed in the linguistic variables that was previously attributed to linguistic ageing. However, our results are tentative insofar as we do not examine non-linear models in general, or other variables influenced by ageing, or non-professional writers who may be more susceptible to these observed shifts in general language than was observable for the literary authors.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

linguistic ageing; diachronic literary analysis; language change

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstaw Informatyki PAN
• Czasopismo: Journal of Language Modelling
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 9, No. 2
• Strony: 195--223
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., tab., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Klaussner Carmen

• School of Computer Science and Statistics, O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5469-2167

autor

Vogel Carl

• School of Computer Science and Statistics, O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

autor

Bhattacharya Arnab

• School of Computer Science and Statistics, O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2828-7691+

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023). (PL)